Railway-tie.



PATENTED AUG. 7, 1906.

E. W. WIMBERLY. RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED MAYZ, 1906.

29% W W I r 0 61mm;

. taminga UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD WAYNE WIMBERLY, or M RVYN, ALABAMA. RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 7, 1906.

' Application at m 2. 1906. serial 110,914,799.

To all whom it 'm'ay concern; A

Be it known that I, EDWARD WAYNE WIM- BERLY, a'citizen of the UnitedStates; residing. at Marv'yn, inthe county. of Russell and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful .Im rovements in Railway-Ties, of which the 0110 is a specification.

This invention rrfiates to railway-ties of the type embodying a metal shell or casing confilhng of cement 01 the like, and has for its objects to produce a comparatively simple inexpensive. device of this character which in-practice will present there uisite stren h and durability, one which. not

been Ject to deterioration under the action of the elements, and one which when lanted in the road-bed will present a fir'm oundationfor the overlyin rails.

A furtherob'ect o? the invention is to pro- .vide a device-o this character with which the rule may be conveniently and at the same time and securely'enga'ged, one where by vertica ovement of the rails relative to the tie is obviated, and one on which the rails and that the will be securelyfixed against spreading;

.-With these and other objects view the invention. comprises the novel features of construction andcombiiiation of parts more fully hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tie embodymg'the invention and showing the rails in posltion thereon, the rails being in section. Fignft'is a sec-;

" tional view taken longitudinallg {ou h the.

ingolt's. %'ig. 3

tie on a line with'the clamp is a. erspective view ofithe tie with the rails race-blocks removed. Fig. 4, is a perspective view of one of the brace-blocks, Referring to the tie comprises a she I or casing.1, cona filling 2, of cement, concrete, or the like, t e casing 1, which iscast or otherwise formed inka single piece, being of rectanglular form, as shown, and re entingsieewa s 3" 'end walls 4, a topwall 5,-and a bottom wall taimng 6, which latter is projectedpnextended ,be---' yond the end walls 4 in portions orflanges 7-. I The tie is provided'fa'dj ent its ends. with transverse openings or seats 8, adapted to renaive and of a "cross-sectional form-. corresponding to the base portions of the rails, 10, beneath which there are d'within the openin s 8' metal base members or plates l1,'on wln'c therails restthere be formedm the tie, thesupper wall 5. of-whic termi-.

the'form of'engaging bolts 16, I extended drawmgs, it be seennates at the inner face of the rails, down wardly. and outwardly inclined ooves or recesses 12, extended transverse y across the tie at oints outside of and suitably remote from t throu h the tie at points adjacent its end and outsid e-the grooves 12 are bolt-holes 13, disposed in pairs as shown.

Seated on the u per face ,of the tie putside of the rails 1% an to bear-at their inner end against-the outer faces of the rails are bearing members -.or blocks '14, each having upon its lower face a transversel disposed downwardly and outwardl inc ined rib or flange 15, formed to fit in t 0 adjacent groove 12, the blocks 14 being secured in place on the tie by means of vertical fastening members or through the openings 13. In practice the tie which is produced by or plastic material road-bed, as usual, and is efiectively held in place by means ofthe flanges 7, which become buried in the bed. After pro erly planting the tie the rails are engaged erewith by passing them longitudinally through lates 1 1 beneath locks 14 being finally positioned on the tie and secured by the bolts 16.- It will be observed'that thebase-plates 11' serve to obviate inj of the'cement filling 2 by the Weight o the rails thereon and that the brace-blocks -44, aside from spreading of the rails, subserve' t function of the base portions 9, the

e further I fcflaim 1. 'A rail-tie rovided with transverse ope designs to receive the base per-- tlens 0'1 .sideof andremote from said openings, bearhg-plates. seated on the upper faced the tie andxhaving rib .fastenm'g. "membersffor securing vmembers in place.

A rail-tie having adapted to receive t rail, said tie being provided outside of said opening with a transverse groove, a bearing Eaate. seated-onthe up r ace pfthe tie and :afiangeentere mto said groove-and the bearing a transverse opening fee I holding the bearing member in place.

casting or otherwise forming the shell or casing- 1' and filling the same with concrete or ot is embedded in the reventing the rails, said tie having grooves outs to enter said grooves, and

the openings 8 and introcucing the bearingprotecting that portion of the concrete filling which they cover.

1 Having thusdescribed my invention, what too e base portion of the t'siextended through the tie .for

2% eemee 3; Ami-tie comrising a, hollow metal oassure for the ediecent portion of"- the tie end a,

ing mid e filia 0 plestie-meteriel m seid easing, said tie \eing provided with a transen aged; with the bearin' -plate.' verse mil-receiving opening and the top wall n testimony whereof efixmy eieture 5 of the 'ola.si ng being terminated at the muerin presence of two Witnesses.

slde of send openmg, a transverse groove formed in the tie between its end. and the EDWARD WAYNE opening, a bearing-plate edapted to seat, Witnesses? upon the tie and having flange to fit in'the' H, A. BEDELL,

1o groove, saifi bearing-p a to serving as e 010- V W. 8.} ms,

fastening-bolt extenfied through the tie and. 

